Total Knee Replacement Goals

Total Knee Replacement Goals

 

 

 

Following a Total Knee Replacement surgery, one of your long term goals is to regain full range of motion of your operative knee.  However, one of your immediate goals is to regain full knee extension range of motion.  Initially, knee extension is even more of a priority than knee flexion range of motion.  This is why you are repeatedly told not to place a pillow under your knee when you are lying down.  Most of my patients say they are very comfortable when lying in bed with a pillow under their knees.  But this is a "no-no."  The best you can do is place a pillow under your calf and ankle so that there is a space under the knee.  This will create gravity-assisted knee extension.  The absolute only time you can place a towel roll or pillow under your knee is if you are performing TKEs or Terminal Knee Extension exercises. 

 Here, you place a towel under your knee joint so that you can contract the quadriceps muscles which will fully extend your knee.  The last few degrees of knee extension (aka TKE) is the toughest to regain. 

Click Total Knee Replacement for the full Physical Therapy Video Protocol and follow along workout.

  

ACL Rehabilitation

ACL  Rehabilitation

This is a common traumatic ACL tear in sports. Here, a medial directed force is applied to the knee.

ACL Injury

Below is a quick overview of ACL Repair surgery

Surgical ACL Repair

I was contacted recently by a woman who was injured and scheduled to have her ACL repaired. She was receiving Physical Therapy from a local clinic and was paying close to $130 for each visit! She asked me if KBFITNESSONLINE.COM could help, as she was referred to the site by her therapists. I explained that this site was designed as a guide from day one post-surgery, explaining what exercises you should do and when to do them following the surgery. I told her that there is even a follow along workout for each time frame following the surgery so that you can perform the exercises with a Physical Therapist's cues. The video exercises included in each of the kbfitnessonline.com protocols are the most common exercises used in most rehabilitation protocols for each diagnosis. But I advised that she request her doctor to inform her of any particular precautions following her surgery, as each patient is slightly different, and some surgeries may have more complications than others. www.kbfitnessonline.com also offers a community forum for rehab professionals and the clients themselves to discuss their progress. KB Fitness staff is accessible to answer any questions during your rehabilitation.

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Meniscus Arthroscopic Surgery

Many of my patients have undergone arthoscopic surgery for a meniscus tear.  Upon initiating Physical Therapy, they are usually confused as to what the surgery entailed, and do not really know what or where the meniscus actually is.  This video is a good basic explanation of the knee anatomy and surgical procedure. 

Arthroscopy for Meniscus Tear

Become a member of www.kbfitnessonline.com for access to the step-by-step exercise rehabilitation protocol and follow along treatment sessions following your arthroscopic meniscectomy.  You will also gain access to the full knee exercise video library, which will assist in your progression to a Post-Rehab Fitness Program.